Oh Hello Alzheimer's

<p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>In </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Oh Hello Alzheimer's</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)> author Lisa Marshall takes us on a journey of diagnosis with her beloved husband Peter. Starting with the heart of their romance to the early unsettling signs something is amiss to the devastating diagnosis and into the life beyond the moment everything changes. </span></p><p></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>This book is everything a caregiver for a loved one with Alzheimer's needs. </strong><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>There is much to be said about the practical advice that Lisa offers: navigating the tangled world of American healthcare systems finding tricks and strategies to support the patient at home moving through to higher levels of care and much more.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)> </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>These things are invaluable. But what really shines through and captivates the reader is Lisa's love for Peter her skillful storytelling and her passion for making his life all it could be then sharing that with others.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)> </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)> We can sit in the cold hard chairs of a medical exam room and hear all the things one must know about a diagnosis or research late into the night but nothing compares to the loving embrace of someone who understands the diagnosis on a personal and lived level can offer you.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(55 62 62 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Lisa Marshall has found joy where none was thought to exist. Most people aren't this honest to their own diary. Lisa Marshall is an open book-a book you won't want to put down. In my travels across America for CBS News I have yet to meet a more compassionate person than Lisa Marshall. She will show you how to make the most of an Alzheimer's diagnosis. She will also show you the way to true love. Diagnosed with </span><strong style=color: rgba(55 62 62 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Alzheimer's</strong><span style=color: rgba(55 62 62 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)> in the prime of his life Peter Marshall was dealt a horrible hand. Yet he may just be the most happily married man I ever met. His love was so deep it became instinct. This isn't just a book about Alzheimer's. It's a book about how to love from the woman who mastered the craft.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(55 62 62 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>-Steve Hartman CBS Evening News</span></p><p></p><p>Lisa's poignant and unfiltered perspective of life as a caregiver ais thoughtful and informative while being a devastating front row view to the realities of Alzheimer's and the ripple effect on families. Her unwavering love and respect for Peter is tangible throughout their beautiful story.</p><p>-Kate Hanson TODAY.com reporter</p><p></p><p>Lisa opened up a world that no one wants to know about let alone live in. Their story shined an authentic light on all the crevices of this devastating disease. Lisa's example gives me hope each and every day as I navigate my own <strong>caregiving </strong>path. I am eternally grateful to have witnessed her strength compassion and commitment to Peter with amazing love patience and respect. This is real life for too many of us.</p><p>-Heidi Kroft Caregiver</p><p></p><p></p>